Writer/Programmer Looking for Artist and/or Musician for Chinese Historical Visual Novel
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:04 pm
So...I've been writing for a while and have a few credits under my belt (Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, Penumbra, etc.). I've also been working on Python and started playing around with Ren'Py as a fun way to learn more about how to use the language and have created a couple of (very basic) visual novels.
I'd like to try something more ambitious. I'm a huge fan of Chinese literature and would love to take on a (very simplified) version of Hong Lou Meng (Dream of Red Chambers/Story of the Stone). However, while I can condense the novel into a game, I'm a terrible artist, so can't do much for sprites/background. (And custom music would be great, too!)
So what I'm hoping is that there's an artist out there who'd *love* to create (or already has lying about and is happy to let me use them!) a couple of sprite collections of (primarily) women in Qing dynasty Chinese costumes. (I can provide historical costume guides.) I can probably complete the project with two female characters (with a number of expressions a piece), although if you happen to feel like drawing more, it would be awesome, as I could add in the main character (vs. have him be silent), other minor characters, etc.
A musician who wanted to add background music would also be amazing, although I feel like that might be farther along. (Seeing as it's hard to even know what music I'll be able to use until I know what characters will/won't appear!)
As per forum rules:
1) I do have a clearly defined project. I'm not working at the moment, so should have a lot of time to get it going. I have a rough draft lined out, but will change it significantly depending on the amount of art I can get.
2) I suspect this will be a free project, so I can't really afford to pay. (If for some reason we do decide to release it commercially, we can discuss how to split any proceeds depending on the quantity of work.) Arguably I really just need two different female characters with perhaps 6-10 expressions a piece. But the more art that is added, the more I can add additional story lines. (Which in turn ups the possibility that this will be commercialize as it makes more sense to charge for a big game than a little one. But I'd also like to start small first!)
3) Not much is complete yet, other than a rough outline.
I can provide more details as to more or less what I'm thinking, if this sparks any interest. Thanks so much!
I'd like to try something more ambitious. I'm a huge fan of Chinese literature and would love to take on a (very simplified) version of Hong Lou Meng (Dream of Red Chambers/Story of the Stone). However, while I can condense the novel into a game, I'm a terrible artist, so can't do much for sprites/background. (And custom music would be great, too!)
So what I'm hoping is that there's an artist out there who'd *love* to create (or already has lying about and is happy to let me use them!) a couple of sprite collections of (primarily) women in Qing dynasty Chinese costumes. (I can provide historical costume guides.) I can probably complete the project with two female characters (with a number of expressions a piece), although if you happen to feel like drawing more, it would be awesome, as I could add in the main character (vs. have him be silent), other minor characters, etc.
A musician who wanted to add background music would also be amazing, although I feel like that might be farther along. (Seeing as it's hard to even know what music I'll be able to use until I know what characters will/won't appear!)
As per forum rules:
1) I do have a clearly defined project. I'm not working at the moment, so should have a lot of time to get it going. I have a rough draft lined out, but will change it significantly depending on the amount of art I can get.
2) I suspect this will be a free project, so I can't really afford to pay. (If for some reason we do decide to release it commercially, we can discuss how to split any proceeds depending on the quantity of work.) Arguably I really just need two different female characters with perhaps 6-10 expressions a piece. But the more art that is added, the more I can add additional story lines. (Which in turn ups the possibility that this will be commercialize as it makes more sense to charge for a big game than a little one. But I'd also like to start small first!)
3) Not much is complete yet, other than a rough outline.
I can provide more details as to more or less what I'm thinking, if this sparks any interest. Thanks so much!